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Registering Your Franchise Business
Choose the right legal structure for your franchise business, from sole trader to limited company.
How to Manage Health and Safety Issues
A workplace safety plan starts with understanding your specific risks and matching them to the regulations you're legally required to follow.
Business Planning with SMART Objectives
Set clear business goals for your franchise using the SMART framework to stay on track and build long-term profitability.
Advertising Law: Quick Start Guide
Follow the CAP and BCAP codes to keep your ads legal and avoid costly regulatory trouble.
Employee Dismissal: Quick Start Guide
How to dismiss an employee fairly and legally while protecting yourself from costly tribunal claims.
I Was Taken to an Employment Tribunal: A Case Study
A franchise owner shares what happened when an employee took him to tribunal for unfair dismissal after being fired for theft.
Limited or Unincorporated: Which Is Right for Me?
Understand how limited companies and sole traders differ so you can pick the right legal structure for your business.
Pay and Pensions Law
Get up to speed on your legal duties around pay and pensions as an employer, from minimum wage rates to PAYE requirements.
Project Merlin Bank Lending Deal: What It Means for You
Banks promised to lend more to small businesses under Project Merlin in 2011, but critics said the deal didn't go far enough.
Taking on Your First Employee
Understand the costs and commitment involved before hiring your first employee for your franchise business.
Securing Funding in a Downturn
Banks still lend during downturns if you can prove your business is viable and show stable cashflow to repay loans.
I Bought a Franchise: But Have No Business: A Case Study
A photographer's franchise investment turned into a costly mistake when the promised client referrals never materialised.
How I Franchised My Business: A Case Study
Tom franchised his milkshake business by checking viability first, then building a financial plan to show franchisees it could grow.